Thursday, 29 November 2012

Now that Holiday in the 'Hood is over (and what a great event it was!!), if you still have more gifts to buy, you might want to check out the Today's Parent Website.It was has some great resources for the holidays, including:

Wednesday, 28 November 2012

An Assistant Coach is needed to help run the Girls on the Run Program at Earl Beatty.

Girls on the Run Ontario is a 10-week program for girls ages 8–13 that is run in schools around the province. The focus of the program is to combine confidence-building and positive approaches to life with the healthy activity of running. The program culminates in a 5 km event.

Tuesday, 20 November 2012

The Ethnocultural
Community Network (ECN) is an umbrella group for ethno-cultural communities
within the TDSB. The mandate of the ECN is to work with ethno-cultural
communities and the TDSB staff to develop and support the implementation of a
plan of activities that will enhance the successful integration and academic
success of children of parents of the ethno-cultural communities represented in
the Network in TDSB schools.

The ECN
volunteers & support staff meet several times a year to discuss issues of
interest to parents from ethno-cultural communities whose children may not be
succeeding in school as well as they should be and those who are succeeding.

Thursday, 15 November 2012

While the Special Education Inclusion Town Hall Meetings
have now wrapped up, parents/caregivers who were unable to attend are
encouraged to email SpecialEd@tdsb.on.ca or call
416-393-9999 no later than November 22, 2012 with their response to this
question:

Imagine that you and your child are in 2014. Describe in
detail what has changed from 2012 to 2014 that has contributed to achieving
this vision (see below). What new and different inclusive practices are
in the classroom, in the school, and in our communities?

Vision:

"To achieve excellence, we must be inclusive. To be
inclusive we must be equitable. We have a vision that in two years,
in 2014, students with varying abilities are working together, supporting
each other and valuing everyone's contribution in a more inclusive environment."

from Dr. Chris Spence, Director of Education, TDSB

NB* Emails should
be no longer than 2 pages; phone messages should be no longer than 2
minutes.

Wednesday, 14 November 2012

On behalf of the EQAO
Support and Outreach Team, please consider this invitation to a regional
parent forum in Toronto for boards of education in the Greater Toronto Area
on Saturday, December 1, 2012, 10:00 a.m.– 2:00 p.m. The parent forum
will be held at the Ramada Plaza Hotel, 300 Jarvis Street, Toronto, M5B
2C5.

The forum is composed
of two sessions. The first session, “Answering Parents’ Top Questions About
EQAO Assessments,” will be delivered by members of the EQAO School Support and
Outreach Team. This presentation will describe EQAO’s province-wide assessment
program and will inform parents about the EQAO assessments and how parents can
work with the school to support their child’s learning.

The second session
features an educator and author from Queen’s University, Dr. Lynda Colgan, who
will talk to parents about the importance of mathematics and how parents can
encourage their child to see the value of mathematics in everyday life.

accommodation,
if required, according to Government of Ontario guidelines (participants
travelling more than 160 kilometers round trip). Participants
requiring accommodation should contact the hotel at (416) 977-4823 or http://www.ramadaplazatoronto.com/directly
to make reservations

Expense
forms will be available to participants on the day of the forum and the
process for reimbursement will be explained at that time

Participants
will be reimbursed directly after the expense forms and original receipts
have been submitted to EQAO

Please register by Monday
November 26, 2012 at outreach@tdsb.on.ca and indicate
in subject EQAO Parent Forum. Please ensure that you provide your first
and last name and the school your child/ren attend.

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